Current Affairs
1. Name the country that signed a project agreement with India’s Ministry of Defence for co-development of Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV).
A. Russia
B. United States
C. Israel
D. Japan
Answer [B] United States
2. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the 11-member committee that reviews the ‘Guidelines of Journalist Welfare Scheme’?
A. Rasmi Ranjan Das
B. Nasir Kamal
C. Ashok Kumar Tandon
D. D K Mohanty
Answer [C] Ashok Kumar Tandon
3. Which of the following countries joined as 1st batch New Members of BRICS’s New Development Bank (in Sept’ 21)?
A. Uruguay, Norway and Bangladesh
B. Nepal, UAE and Bangladesh
C. Uruguay, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
D. Uruguay, UAE and Bangladesh
Answer [D] Uruguay, UAE and Bangladesh
4. Name the financial services company that launched (in Sept’ 21) India’s 1st interactive geospatial website named ‘Pulse’ to offer digital payments services
A. BHIM
B. PhonePe
C. Paytm
D. Freecharge
Answer [B] PhonePe
5. Which bank became the first to list Additional Tier-I bonds on the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City – International Financial Services Centre
A. State Bank of India
B. Indian Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. Bank of India
Answer [C] HDFC Bank
6. Which Insurance Company (in Sept’ 21) acquired 100% share capital of ExcideLife Insurance for Rs 6687 crore?
A. HDFC Life Insurance
B. Bharti AXA Life Insurance
C. Max Life Insurance
D. SBI Life Insurance
Answer [A] HDFC Life Insurance
7. Name the state that recently (in Sept’ 21) launched an electronic Inner LinePermit (e-ILP) platform for monitoring entry, exit & tracking of visitors.
A. Meghalaya
B. Uttarakhand
C. West Bengal
D. Manipur
Answer [D] Manipur
8. The famous eat streets of 56 Dukan and Sarafa Chowpaty of which city
have bagged the ‘Clean Street Food Hub’ certification from Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)?
A. Chennai
B. Indore
C. Lucknow
D. Pune
Answer [B] Indore
9. In September 2021, with whom has Indian Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman announced new steps to tackle climate change?
A. Rishi Sunak
B. Bobby Jindal
C. Zubin Mehta
D. Shantanu Narayen
Answer [A] Rishi Sunak
10. India merchandise exports in August 2021 soared how much per cent as
compared to USD 22.83 billion in August 2020?
A. 35.26%
B. 40.38%
C. 45.17%
D. 50.67%
Answer [C] 45.17%
11. Which institution is leading the cross-border CBDC project, undertaken
by Central banks in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa?
A. IMF
B. BIS
C. World Bank
D. BRICS Bank
Answer [B] BIS
12. Which country has recently developed a prototype miniature helicopter
for surveillance work on future Mars missions?
A. Russia
B. China
C. UAE
D. India
Answer [B] China
13. UAE, Uruguay and Bangladesh have been admitted to which global
institution?
A. New Development Bank (NDB)
B. International Monetary Fund
C. Asian Development Bank
D. African Development Bank
Answer [A] New Development Bank (NDB)
14. ‘Eat Right Station’ certification is an initiative of which institution?
A. FAO
B. FSSAI
C. NABARD
D. FCI
Answer [B] FSSAI
15. Who is the head of the committee set up to review the existing
guidelines of the Journalist Welfare Scheme?
A. Ashok Tandon
B. Shashi Shekhar Vempati
C. Neerja Sekhar
D. Alok Agarwal
Answer [A] Ashok Tandon
16. General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed, the Chief of Army Staff of which
country is on a three-day official visit to India from 4th September 2021?
A. Pakistan
B. Myanmar
C. Bangladesh
D. Laos
Answer [C] Bangladesh
17. Vasudev Talile passed away in September 2021. He had participated in theBhudan movement under the guidance of whom?
A. Jayaprakash Narayan
B. Morarji Desai
C. Dhondo Keshav Karve
D. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Answer [D] Acharya Vinoba Bhave
18. Which of the following has launched a new software named “Spectral Enhancement” (SPE)?
A. BHEL
B. NTPC Limited
C. Coal India Ltd
D. ONGC
Answer [C] Coal India Ltd
19. With which country did India conduct SIMBEX Military Exercise in September 2021?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Singapore
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Slovenia
Answer [B] Singapore
20. Teacher’s Day is celebrated in India on 5 September every year to mark the birthday of Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. In which year did he receive the Bharat Ratna?
A. 1954 B. 1956 C. 1958 D. 1960
Answer [A] 1954
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